[Nicky91]

A man suspected of killing a Muslim worshipper in a mosque in the south of France was still on the run Sunday, authorities said, in an attack described by Prime Minister Francois Bayrou as Islamophobic.

Both men were alone in the mosque in the former mining town of La Grand Combe on Friday when the victim was fatally stabbed. The assailant recorded the attack on his phone, and security camera footage showed him shouting insults at “Allah,” which means God in Arabic, local media said.

Local prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini said Sunday that investigators are taking into account “the possibility that this was an Islamophobic act. It’s the one we’re working on first, but it’s not the only one,” he said.

“Racism and hatred based on religion will never have a place in France,” French President Emmanuel Macron said. “Religious freedom is inviolable.”

Grini said images of the stabbing he watched as part of the investigation were “horrifying” and that police forces were working non-stop to try and arrest the suspect, with 70 investigators deployed.

“We’re being particularly vigilant to make sure he doesn’t claim any more victims,” Grini said. He added that the suspect is a man born in France in 2004, who lived in the area and did not have a criminal record.

https://apnews.com/article/france-mo...79955833e7c0d4

[Nicky91]

probably some Le Pen supporter, this Olivier H.


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Youtube video

people took to the streets in a anti-islamophobia march

[Mystic Mock]

The killer is still at large?

Tragic news about what happened to the victim.

I'll be honest and say that I'm not always a fan of what organized Religion can bring to the table.

However killing an innocent person because of their Religion is not only morally wrong and obviously evil, but this person is encouraging Muslims in that local area to become extremists.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

The killer is still at large?

Tragic news about what happened to the victim.

I'll be honest and say that I'm not always a fan of what organized Religion can bring to the table.

However killing an innocent person because of their Religion is not only morally wrong and obviously evil, but this person is encouraging Muslims in that local area to become extremists.

he was arrested in Italy, he turned himself in to the authorities of the italian village of Pistoia

https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/2025042...e-islamophobia

[Oliver_W]

Thank God the perp is in custody.